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We've got a variety of Council and community events and activities on the Northern Beaches to suit everyone. Take a look at the calendar or select a category for upcoming events.
Check out other courses & activities at your local Community Centre or our Hello Manly website.
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Please note: Our event calendar is not intended to advertise regular programs or classes. If they are held in one of our Community Centres, please submit to include in our Course and Activity Directory.
Sun 2 Aug
3.00 PM - 4.00 PM
Beach Clean at Manly Beach
Join your community to chat about your environment and do a quick beach clean.
11 South Steyne (opposite Manly Grill) Manly Beach
Community Group, Environment and Sustainability
Wed 5 Aug
5.45 PM - 7.15 PM
Author Talk - Petronella McGovern
Petronella's latest book Every time she wakes
Room 2, Avalon Recreation Centre, 59A Old Barrenjoey Road Avalon
Thu 6 Aug
Thu 27 Aug
Seniors TouchPoints
Join us for this FREE community TouchPoints workshop - We all have a role to play in suicide prevention
Community Group, Education and Learning, Health and Wellbeing
Fri 7 Aug
9.30 AM - 12.30 PM
Northern Beaches Housing and Homelessness Interagency Event
You’re invited to morning tea to help us raise awareness and take action.
2/4 Jacksons Road Warriewood Community Centre Warriewood
Community Group
Fri 7 Aug
10.00 AM - 11.00 AM
Members' & Volunteers’ Preview: 2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize
Enjoy morning coffee and first look at the 2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize art and design finalists exhibiting at Manly Art Gallery & Museum.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Council Events, MAG&M Talks and Events, Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design
Fri 7 Aug
Sun 20 Sep
Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize — Young Art and Design categories
Discover innovative and thought-provoking works from our Young Art and Design finalists from across Australia.
Curl Curl Creative Space 105 Abbott Road North Curl Curl
Council Events, EADP, Art and Culture, Curl Curl Creative Space
Fri 7 Aug
Sun 20 Sep
Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize — Art and Design categories
Discover innovative and thought-provoking works from our Art and Design finalists from across Australia.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum 1a West Esplanade Manly
Council Events, EADP, Art and Culture
Fri 7 Aug
Sun 20 Sep
2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize
7 August – 20 September 2026. The Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize is one of Australia’s leading competitions for both art and design with an environmental focus.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Council Events, MAG&M future exhibition, Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design
Fri 7 Aug
6.00 PM - 8.00 PM
Launch 2026 Environmental Art & Design Prize
Join the 2026 judges and finalists of the Environmental Art & Design Prize as this year's award winners are announced.
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 1a West Esplanade Manly
Council Events, MAG&M Talks and Events, Art and Culture, Collective for Environmental Art & Design
Sun 9 Aug
7.00 PM - 9.30 PM
The Songs of Dire Straits (the S.O.D.S.)
Expect a setlist packed with the anthems you know and love—from the storytelling brilliance of Sultans of Swing to the powerful drive of Money for Nothing.
1097 Pittwater Road Collaroy
Tue 11 Aug
6.30 PM - 8.00 PM
Solar & EV charging for Strata
Practical webinar for strata owners about solar and EV charging. Learn system options, decision-making, incentives, and how to get started.
Council Events, Solar events, Sustainability Business Network, Sustainability Webinars, Sustainability information session, Education and Learning, Environment and Sustainability, Online
Tue 11 Aug
7.00 PM - 8.30 PM
Screens & Brains
Gain practical ways to support healthy development in a digital world
Children and Families, Education and Learning, Health and Wellbeing, Online, Youth
Wed 12 Aug
Sun 16 Aug
Beaches Young Filmmakers Comp 2026
Young creators, start rolling! Create a short film. $3000 prize pool + industry prizes with finalist’s films screened at Hoyts. Ages 12 – 24
Council Events, Youth
Thu 13 Aug
12.30 PM - 2.30 PM
Pittwater/Narrabeen Parkinson's Support Group - Meeting
This friendly group of people with Parkinson's and carers / family meet every second month on the first Thursday at 12:30 pm at Dee Why RSL, Level 3, secretary Dot Waterhouse 0418640086 wheres.dot@gmail.com
Thu 13 Aug
1.30 PM - 2.30 PM
Free Seminar and Q&A on the “smart” therapies for advanced Parkinson's Disease.
World leading experts on Parkinson’s Disease to speak at Pittwater /Narrabeen Parkinson’s Support Group Seminar at Dee Why RSL Level 3
932 Pittwater Road Dee Why
Community Group, Education and Learning, Health and Wellbeing
Sat 15 Aug
1.00 PM - 4.00 PM
Manly Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Aquatic Centre Anniversary Celebration
Join our anniversary event to celebrate 10 years since the opening of Manly Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Aquatic Centre and 50 years of the outdoor pool.
Manly Andrew 'Boy' Charlton Aquatic Centre, 1 Kenneth Rd Manly
Council Events, Aquatic, Children and Families, Special Events, Sport and Recreation
Sat 15 Aug
Sun 16 Aug
Heart of the Earth Festival
Come on a journey with us into the vibrant life and culture of the Indigenous Wayuu tribe of La Guajira, Colombia.
Tramshed Arts and Community Centre Pittwater Rd Narrabeen
Live Music, Art and Culture, Children and Families, Community Group
Tue 18 Aug
11.00 AM - 12.00 PM
Vietnam Veterans Day Memorial Service 2026
A day to commemorate those who served our country during the conflict in Vietnam and associated theatres, especially the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Manly War Memorial, The Corso (outside Manly Town Hall) Manly
Council Events
Sat 22 Aug
8.00 AM - 4.00 PM
Polystyrene drop-off collection day
Residents are invited to bring rigid pieces of 100% clean, white and dry polystyrene packaging for recycling to Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre.
Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, Kimbriki Road Ingleside/Terrey Hills
Council Events, Waste Reduction Events, Environment and Sustainability
Sat 22 Aug
10.00 AM - 2.00 PM
2026 Open Day: International College of Management, Sydney (ICMS)
Stay local and study a bachelor's or master's degree in the iconic ICMS castle overlooking Manly Beach.
151 Darley Rd Manly
Children and Families, Education and Learning